X-Bomber
– X Bomber is a marionette tokusatsu TV series. It was created by manga master Go Nagai, and produced ..
X Bomber is a marionette tokusatsu TV series. It was created by manga master Go Nagai, and produced by Cosmo Productions and Jin Productions. The show aired on Fuji TV from October 4, 1980 to March 28, 1981, with a total of 26 episodes, and was billed in Japan as being filmed in "Sūpāmariorama", a puppeteering process similar to Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation works.
01 Jan 1982
Warning of new danger to peace hits the Earth Defence Force when a Star Fleet Cruiser from Pluto Base is destroyed by an unidentified alien warship. Is it the start of an invasion by an unknown power? The threat comes in the year 2999, soon after Space War III has ended. The Solar System, led by Planet Earth, is rebuilding the damage suffered during that war. General Kyle, controller of the Earth Defence Force, takes action immediately. The X-Bomber, the Star Fleet's ultimate spaceship, is in the final stages of building and its Captain, Doctor Benn, is ordered to activate it immediately. Before space trials can begin, further attacks are launched. Although their identities are unknown at the time, those responsible are the Imperial Alliance, with the mystery alien warship captained by the unscrupulous Commander Makara. Imperial Alliance fighters are ordered to attack Pluto Base and capture Star Fleet's Captain Carter. They then turn their fleet's weapons directly on Earth itself. The X-Bomber is immediately launched to defend the planet. A monumental mid-space battle takes place, and the X-Bomber is hit.